Header Footer Code Manager

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Reviewers across the past several months consistently praise HFCM as easy to use and reliable, with no complaints in this set.

1. ★★★★★ raffdesign

   2mo ago

   Love it!!!!!

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2. ★★★★★ tommesn

   3mo ago

   Als Redakteur mit nicht tiefem Verständnis für Code ist HFCM die beste Lösung, um Scripte korrekt in eine Seite einzutragen.

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3. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   3mo ago

   This has been great- have been using it for some SEO tweakage.

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4. ★★★★★ callawayx12

   5mo ago

   This is a must have plugin. It’s easy to use and understand and makes life so much easier This topic was modified 3 months, 1 week ago by callawayx12. Reason: spelling error in title

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5. ★★★★★ bostonstrippers

   6mo ago

   It’s a great plugin, I have it on all my wp sites.

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6. ★★★★★ butoru5

   6mo ago

   I am very happy with this plugin. It is easy to use and gives a chance to organize all your custom styles and scripts in the most efficient way. In the past I had one long stylesheet with my custom styles loaded globally to each of my website pages, It was very ineffective because most of those styles were intended for one or two pages only. Once I installed HFCM plugin I succeeded to organize all my styles individually for those pages where I really need them. The same for javascript pieces. It is very easy to start using HFCM. Its user interface is very intuitive so you don’t need to read manuals or whatch training videos – just install and use. Thanks to authors!

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7. ★★★★★ MickFrench

   8mo ago

   Thank you to keep it free !

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8. ★★★★★ vini125377458

   9mo ago

   Удобный простой , все работает !! Спасибо разработчику !

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.1.46 2026-07-15 * ADDED: Compatibility with WordPress 7.0.1 1.1.46
2. — Version 1.1.45 2026-06-09 * ADDED: Security setting to optionally enforce DISALLOW_UNFILTERED_HTML when managing snippets 1.1.45
3. — Version 1.1.44 2026-01-22 * ADDED: Compatibility with WordPress 6.9 1.1.44
4. — Version 1.1.43 2025-10-03 * ADDED: Compatibility with WordPress 6.8.3 1.1.43
5. — Version 1.1.42 2025-08-27 * FIXED: Import functionality not working 1.1.42
6. — Version 1.1.41 2025-08-05 * ADDED: Compatibility with WordPress 6.8.2 * IMPROVED: Specific Post Types now includes options to display snippet on only posts, or archives, or both * FIXED: Snippets not showing on archives of specific pos 1.1.41

4 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 5.4 Header Footer Code Manager <= 1.1.34 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via process_bulk_action ↗
   2023-07-04 CVE-2023-39989 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects < 1.1.35 Patched in 1.1.35
2. Medium · 6.1 Header Footer Code Manager <= 1.1.23 - Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-06-25 CVE-2022-0899 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.1.23 Patched in 1.1.24
3. Medium · 6.1 Header Footer Code Manager <= 1.1.16 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-02-18 CVE-2022-0710 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.1.16 Patched in 1.1.17
4. High · 7.2 Header Footer Code Manager <= 1.1.13 - Authenticated SQL Injections ↗
   2021-10-11 CVE-2021-24791 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') Affects < 1.1.14 Patched in 1.1.14

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 18 languages, 7 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-06-28 500K+ → 600K+ up after 291 days in tier
2. 2023-09-11 400K+ → 500K+ up

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Insert Headers And Footers 300K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• Head, Footer and Post Injections 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• Header and Footer Scripts 200K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B
• S SOGO Add Script to Individual Pages Header Footer 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
• Simple Header Footer HTML 3K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
• Header Footer Script Adder 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B

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Header Footer Code Manager: 600K+ active installs, 4.9★ (309 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/header-footer-code-manager